Eureka Math² Grade 2, Module 6: Shapes, Fractions, and Time
In this unit, the year closes with shapes, fractions, and time. Your child names shapes by their sides, angles, and faces, splits rectangles into rows of equal squares, and divides shapes into halves, thirds, and fourths. They also tell time to the nearest five minutes, where the clock face becomes a circle in equal parts. Fractions and area grow from here in 3rd grade.
By Robert “Bobby” BarnettMath teacher, parent, and founder of Bobby’s Math Club
What is my child learning in Module 6?
- Reading clocks to the nearest five minutes, using quarter past and half past, and choosing a.m. or p.m. Learn more: Telling time to the nearest five minutes
- Describing and drawing polygons and solids, such as a pentagon with five sides or a cube with six faces. Learn more: Naming triangles, hexagons, cubes, and more
- Covering a rectangle with rows and columns of equal squares, without gaps or overlaps, and counting them. Learn more: Splitting a rectangle into rows of squares
- Partitioning shapes into equal parts and describing them as halves, thirds, or fourths of a whole. Learn more: Halves, thirds, and fourths of shapes
Sample questions to try together
These are real questions from our practice. Tap the speaker to hear one read aloud, or the light bulb for a hint, and talk about the answer together.
Question 1 of 3
The hour hand is on the 8 and the minute hand is on the 12. What is the time?
- 12:40
- 8:00
- 8:12
How you can help
- Cover a placemat or a book with sticky notes or playing cards in neat rows, and ask how many fit and how your child counted.
- Fold a paper plate into fourths and ask your child to color one fourth, then show you a half of the plate.
- Ask your child to tell the time on a clock with hands at breakfast and at bedtime, and to say whether it is a.m. or p.m.
Where kids can get stuck
- Calling three unequal pieces thirds just because there are three of them.
- Counting tiles in no order, skipping some and counting others twice.
- Refusing to call an uneven six-sided shape a hexagon because it doesn't look like the usual one.
Practice makes perfect
Bobby's Math Club has practice problems that adapt to your child’s level, each with a detailed explanation and an easy-to-follow video, so your child can build confidence in these skills one step at a time.
Words your child will hear
- polygon
- A flat, closed shape with straight sides, like a triangle or a hexagon.
- cube
- A solid shape with 6 square faces that are all the same size.
- face
- A flat side of a solid shape. A cube has 6 faces.
- row
- A line of objects going across.
- column
- A line of objects going up and down.
- equal parts
- Pieces of a whole that are all the same size.
- half
- One of two equal shares of a whole.
- fourth
- One of four equal shares of a whole, also called a quarter.
- minute hand
- The long hand on a clock; it shows the minutes.
Want to help your child master shapes and fractions?
In Bobby's Math Club, your child practices these skills at just the right level, with a hint when they need one, a clear explanation after every question, and kid-friendly videos. Unlimited practice is free.
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Written by Robert “Bobby” Barnett
Bobby is an award-winning math teacher, the author of Meet Every Learner’s Needs, and the father of two elementary-school math learners. He uses Bobby’s Math Club with his own kids a few times every week. Learn more or contact Bobby.
Which math standards does Eureka Math² Grade 2 Module 6 cover?
Eureka Math² Grade 2 Module 6 covers these math standards. Each one links to what it means, sample questions, and teaching strategies.
- 2.MD.C.7: Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes.
- 2.G.A.1: Recognize and draw shapes having specified attributes.
- 2.G.A.2: Partition a rectangle into rows and columns of same-size squares.
- 2.G.A.3: Partition circles and rectangles into two, three, or four equal shares.
For teachers: Unit names and order vary between editions and districts, so your school’s own materials have the exact sequence. Learn how Bobby's Math Club can help your students grow.